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Morappakam Gopalan

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Morappakam Joysam Gopalan

Born: 6 June 1909, Morappakam
Major Teams: Madras, Hindus, India.
Known As: Morappakam Gopalan
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium


Only Test: India v England at Calcutta, 2nd Test, 1933/34

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    1    2   1    18   11*  18.00   0   0    3   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              19      7    39    1  39.00  1-39    0   0 114.0  2.05

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1926/27 - 1951/52)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100s   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   78  133  16  2916  101*  24.92    1   49   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling             4695  194  24.20  7-57    9   3

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Being a double international is a rare honour and Gopalan is one of the few to have achieved this feat, having represented India in both cricket and hockey. After making his Test debut against England at Calcutta in 1933-34, Gopalan who was a splendid centre half, was chosen as a member of the Indian hockey team, under the captaincy of Dhyan Chand for the tour of New Zealand, where he acquited himself creditably. A strongly built medium pacer and a hard hitting middle order batsman, Gopalan was faced with a difficult choice in 1936 for he was picked for both the cricket tour of England and for the hockey team to participate in the Berlin Olympics. He opted for cricket, arguably an unwise move. For whereas he was assured of a gold medal at Berlin, he was part of an unhappy tour of England. He had only modest success in the limited opportunities on the tour, which was marred by unsavoury controversies.

A tower of strength to his state for about 25 years with his all round skills, Gopalan bowled the first delivery in the Ranji Trophy at Madras against Mysore in November 1934. He also captained the side for several years. In the late fifties and early sixties he served as South Zone representative in the National selection committee. For about 30 years, from the fifties to the eighties, Madras and Ceylon (later Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka) competed in the annual match for the Gopalan Trophy.(Partab Ramchand)


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